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    Date Night: What do you think about them?

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    I was one of many who asked for more interaction with our romanced companions therefore, I love them. Don't care that they're short.  When we did the class stories, each interaction was short too (yes, there were more but each one was still short).  I cannot wait for Aric Jorgan and Malavai Quinn.  I'm not sure either of them will get an interaction; if they do, SWTOR/Broadsword can have all my money and my house!*

     

     

     



    *this may be an exaggeration that I will not be doing but I will be very happy.

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    Date Night?

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    1 hour ago, Nee-Elder said:

    eh-hem, uhh no pun intended? :tran_tongue:

    But anyways, what i find SORTA "cringy"  isn't necessarily the general practice of placing of digital "romance" into video-games.

    What i find sorta cringy on a macro level is when human gamers favor ( or sometimes even choose ) those digital "relationships" over potential RL ones.   And then, on a micro level,  it's sorta cringy  to have a solo Date Night cutscene w/ personal companions be the new feature about which BioSword seems to be most excited to promote in SWTOR the MMO.

    That's all i meant.

    What the whating what?! 😆 People do that? I hope they don't do that!

    Back to in-game romances, to me it's like a story and an aspect of the game people enjoy (half a dozen "love threads" ain't wrong 😂). Besides, enjoying the romance story aspects is no worse than the people running around with their almost nude female companions. Let people enjoy what they enjoy (but I agree on one of your points: anyone replacing real-life relationships with in-game romance ones - seek help!).

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    Date Night?

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    On 2/20/2024 at 7:02 PM, Nee-Elder said:

    p.s.  For the record,  even though imo it's sorta cringy for humans to crave digital "romance" ( 2024 society :rolleyes: )  there's obviously nothing inherently "wrong" with  adding Date Night w/ Companions  in a vacuum.   

    "Cringy"?  Ask yourself why romantic novels and films are so popular (The Princess Bride is undefeated for example ☺️) and yes, romance in all media is still popular in 2024!  Romance in a/the game is no different - not everything needs to be slashing and smashing.

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    Date Night?

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    On 2/19/2024 at 8:22 PM, Suzsi said:

    That was also the reasons I gave when I unsubbed a few years ago. Going through the content I've missed since, it's sad to see that didn't improve at all in that time and that about 3yrs of story drops to catch up on was maybe the equivalent of 4 chapters that they used to kick out once a month. It's sad to see how far the games dropped in terms of content/story releases.

    If they had of kept up with the frequency of story drops after KOTFE/KOTET the game wouldn't have bled so many players. Story players made up a big chunk of the player base back then, but they listened to the vocal few on the forums instead. Now I doubt they've the budget to do anything about it. I know that was EAs doing and not broadsword, but its sad to see how far the games population has fallen.

    Anyway, looking forward to the date nights, maybe enough will resub that they can get them out a bit faster 🤞.

    Agreed.  I mentioned in my unsub feedback that whilst KoTFE/KofET might have had issues storywise and messed with our companions in unwanted ways, the chapter format was excellent.  I hope they listen.  The current stretching out of the storyline over several game updates is awful. 

    SWTOR has done many things outside of the story well - in fact, I went back to wow recently and saw they've copied some of the quality-of-life stuff we've had in SWTOR for ages  (though wow has done a much better job of gearing alts).  You'd think that would give the Devs & new owners a boost.  Anyway, like you, I'm looking forward to the date nights.  I'll be dusting off my many dozens of alts for it.

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    Date Night?

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    Posted · Edited by Sarova

    On 2/15/2024 at 9:15 PM, Suzsi said:

    I resubbed as soon as I read about the date nights. We've been asking for them since Kotfe/Kotet. Glad to see someone finally listened! If they keep up with companion content, I'll keep up with the sub!

    So did I!! 

    I felt obliged as I'd put a "lack of interaction/story for both companion friends and companion romances" in my reasons for unsubbing.  I may also have mentioned Malavai Quinn, Aric Jorgan and Darth Rivix a few times too 😆

    (I also asked for "more immersive story please"; however, the companion thing is a good start).

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    7.4 Story (spoilers) My Thoughts...

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    Posted · Edited by Sarova

    I've been reading through the feedback and I must be missing something.  

    I decided to log in and give the story a try.  I've just completed the cut scene with Gizmel and Krovos.  Up to that point the story is underwhelming.  I'm playing on my main - Sith Sorc - and am disappointed with the story so far. My Sith has been reduced to below the level of apprentice!  

    Spoiler

    Gizmel is awful.  There is nothing remotely pleasant or endearing about him.  Why do some of the new characters we meet have to be so pathetic?  And why do they have the same old "do this for me or I'm not helping" bs?  And why would my character, Commander of her own Alliance and married to a spy - a former SIS agent no less - have to kill SIS agents?  No option to have Theron talk to them?  And why was Krovos allowed to steal my force choke on Gizmel?  And why should I care about any Empire "side projects" they have on Ord Mantell when I did not align my alliance with the Sith Empire?  And why and why and why?  These storylines have been stretched out long enough.  Please end them.

    Does the story get any better, or is the 7.4 story just a lead-in for yet another daily/rep area?

    I have to agree with other posters: if the game devs don't have the budget for voiced inclusion, LETTERS from Aric and Corso (and our other old favourite class companions, especially the romanced ones, would have been great. 

    And the text box cut scene responses in response to NPCs - that's just a no.  

    Edited to add:

    This does not happen often for me, however:

    Spoiler

    I really liked Petra Nihrum!  She's that first new temporary companion I've liked in a long while (other than Darth Rivix).  I hope she is involved in future storylines. I also want to know how she managed to get away after being stabbed through the chest with a mega weapon 🤔  
    I am pleased I got to kill Gizmel Gam.  What an awful waste of space he was.  What was the point of him to the story?  We could have got his info from random npcs.
    I still want my own agenda for my character, though - why was it necessary to tell Krovos anything about meeting the meeting with Sa'har?
    Those of us with a separate Alliance should have been given the option to have Lana or Theron or Torian pick up Tyrus Brokenblade so he was our prisoner rather than sending him to the Empire.

    I also agree that as an update, the story was once again far too short.  

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    Best View in SWTOR Contest 2023!

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    On 11/29/2023 at 4:49 PM, HighWarlockBane said:

    I won Oricon this year, im so happy!

    Also nice to see all those shots!

    I have a huge screenshot collection lol, its one of my hobbies to take nice scenery shots😄

    So you're my Oricon screenshot nemesis!! I jest - congratulations 🥳Enjoy that gold decoration (I'm not jealous.  I am?  Yes, it's true 😂)

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    Best View in SWTOR Contest 2023!

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    Posted · Edited by Sarova

    On 11/28/2023 at 4:22 AM, Nee-Elder said:

    i have no idea why  @JackieKo  didn't make an official  forum post from Broadsword  here ( maybe too busy i dunno )  to CONGRATS  all  'Best View' winners , but yeah just in case anyone missed the  clicky within today's game Launcher-->  https://www.swtor.com/info/news/article/20231127

    Annnnddd , for me personally, this is now 3rd year in a row  i'm taking the L  with  NONE of my submitted  screenshots being chosen.  ( *Even though my 'Oricon' pic was at least in the finalist group few ) .   Anyways, now that the contest is over and SWTOR will probably end for me in 2024 , here's my  2023  non-selected photos for your viewing  pleasure:

    ( Once again, i made the foolish mistake of trying to capture a unique  area of each planet , instead of doing what most of the winners did by just keeping a very basic simple "vista" :( )

    I made the shortlist video they showed in the last Livestream (50.58) for the Oricon screenshots, but alas, I failed to win yet again 😭

    This was mine https://imgur.com/a/Yrdo1pz

    Congrats to the winners.  I'm old; I'm hoping I get a win before I die!! 😂 Fingers crossed for next year, if they run it again.

    __________

    Aside: it's a shame this thread has been hijacked by so many people moaning about the contest.  If you have bugs or issues with the game, start your own thread somewhere else!

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    Darth Rivix Appreciation Thread <3 <3 <3 haters make your own!

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    I was in another game and was sure I heard Rivix's voice so I looked it up and yes - same voice actor (see spoiler ⬇️).

    So, of course, I've come back to this thread to say this game needs MORE DARTH RIVIX asap!  And where's that Rivix romance option???

    Also, no updates to this thread since March 2022?  Dear Rivix fans, we are slacking!

    ⬇️

    Spoiler

    For those wondering, the character I heard with Rivix's voice is Lor'themar Theron, Regent Lord of the Blood Elves in WoW

     

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    PvP improvements (Broadsword survey)

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    On 11/8/2023 at 7:16 PM, Samcuu said:

    I'd disagree. Just needs to be reverted back to 4 I'd like to be able to make a full trinity comp. 

     

    I like the idea but it can't be implemented this way at least for warzones because you have ppl guarding nodes who might not do anything all match, or very little besides keeping their eye on a captured node. This would work great for Arenas but would also hurt ppl who DC for example and then log back into a 1 hour deserter debuff. The afk trolls for sure need to be dealt with somehow tho. 

    A patch or so ago, guarding was given an upgrade so those who guard are getting more for that role.  I'm talking about those players who literally hide themselves in some inaccessible place that allows to them to sit there and get a match completion and contribute nothing.  

    In my sci-fi imagination, I'm wondering if there's a way to do something like wow does and debuff someone in the game until they participate?  The people hiding in the game know that if they die they'll end up being kicked out of the match because they basically hide where they can't be attacked and go afk until the match is over.  Debuffing them during the match so they get no completion credit/no medals/no valor and an additional debuff once the match is over preventing them from entering any match for an hour.  Is my imagination too advanced for the reality of this to happen?  Have I been reading/watching too much sci-fi?

    How about adding a "practice" PvP allowing players to earn valor against npcs but they can't enter PvP proper until they hit a certain valor achievement or valor rank?  That would clear out a lot of the loiterers because they won't make that effort to access PvP.

    Daily Area Missions Feedback PTS Thread

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    On 11/3/2023 at 11:47 PM, LadyAdmiral said:

    If you want to go check them out, here's how to start:

    There is no quest marker on the map to start this set of quests! You have to walk to the south of the Ord Mantell map, into a walkway called Runoff Control. There will be a glowing blue terminal you can right-click with a quest marker over it.

    Ooooh!  Thank you.  I shall take a look.

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    PvP improvements (Broadsword survey)

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    15 hours ago, SoyElSenado said:

    Disallow full group premades 

     

    I didn't get the survey so I will indebted to all those who put no pre-mades in casual PvP as a survey response. The maximum group queue size should be 3 players for casual PvP matches.  The game devs really need to have a full pre-mades only option, then the rest of us can have a chance at a win or, at the very least, a much better chance to get 8 medals.  

    Can some people also put the ability for the game to identify those not contributing for 60 seconds, kick them from the match and apply a 1-hour debuff across their account?  The number of people I've seen hiding both stealthed & unstealthed in some obscure place in all the Huttballs (and I DO NOT mean those tactically placed on the scoring end) is a joke - they don't even deny it when it's mentioned in chat.

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    The BAD Inventory Settings are Back (boooo)

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    Posted · Edited by Sarova

    On 11/1/2023 at 4:21 PM, Ulathar said:

    I noticed the same thing and came to the forum to see if I was the only one who doesn't like this. I have my own system of how I set up my inventory. Some items I just want "out of the way" at the bottom of my inventory. It would really screw me and decrease my QoL if the auto-sorting was mandatory. The worst part is, I *can* arrange everything as I like, but when I close and reopen inventory, it autosorts it again, so all my "work" is undone. I hope this gets fixed before live (could be as "simple" as putting a "None" option in the sort-dropdown).

    Indeed.

    We've had this happen before in a previous update, but I can't remember if it was fixed before it went live.  I'm hoping it's just a glitch that is confined to the PTS.

    Hopefully, one of the Devs can give us an update.

    Daily Area Missions Feedback PTS Thread

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    Daily Missions

    • Did the completion time for daily missions meet your expectations?

    Yes

    • Were any missions frustrating or confusing? Which ones and why?

    The heroic 2+ involving groups of close mobs (I forget what it was called) could easily lead to death if you're a class with no CC and re-CC ability (easier for my lightning sorcerer, not at easy for my assassin but still doable).  Some of the terrain was a little too dark for me, making it harder to see where I was going.  The original Ord Mantell on my Troopers was nothing like that (I did this PTS on my Empire sorc & assassin).

    • Did you have difficulty completing any of the daily mission objectives?

    Nope, although I kept trying to access one location through one of the lava pools 😆

    • Were there any daily missions you particularly enjoyed? Which ones and why?

    I enjoyed them all; way better than the Rhunuk dailies which I still haven't completed as I abandoned them because I found Rhunuk chaotic making it hard for me to navigate.

    • Overall, what are your impressions of the Kessan's Landing daily missions?

    Good.  I enjoyed not knowing where anything was so it was fun exploring

    • If you completed the Heroic 4 boss mission, did you find this mission appropriately challenging?

    I stayed well away from this!

    • Did you notice any bugs or missions that you could not complete

    Yes, the daily with the little panther cub.  He has abandonment issues and stayed after the quest was completed. I wouldn't have minded but he ruined my stealth as he aggroed everything (and I didn't notice he was there until the whole area came at me).  Logging out and logging back in made him disappear.

    Geothermal Shielding Missions

    **These are the additional side missions we mentioned during the livestream. The first mission is titled “Schematic Aspirations”. 

    I didn't see/find these.  

    7.4 GTN Preview Live on PTS

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    I'm not seeing much difference other than the options being re-ordered. 

    I was hoping for a one-word general search option but it's not possible. For example: typing "ore"  will not allow you to click search; it remains inactive. You must be very specific about what you want to look for.  

    The BAD Inventory Settings are Back (boooo)

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    Those 4 annoying settings (COMPACT, QUALITY, VALUE and QUANTITY) have returned to our inventory 😭.  We had to battle a bit to get you to add a "none" setting before.

    This is one of the most annoying aspects of the interface, so please don't let it get into live again.  Many of us have particular slots in our inventory for our items and don't need those automatically changing every time something goes into our inventory.  

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    Thoughts on the LiveStream of 7.4

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    14 hours ago, LanceDefender said:

    I don't think so. I'm also wondering about what he is talking about. The cinematic (CGI) was the same as before. 7.0 cinematic.
    And there were no new in-game cinematics, so I have no idea.

    *She*

    Just before the Livestream started there was a cinematic which I'd not seen before.  Maybe it's old but it didn't seem to be.

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